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Great Wall Airlines Company Limited was a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It operated cargo services to Europe, the United States and Asia. Its main base was Shanghai Pudong International Airport.[1] The airline was merged into China Cargo Airlines in 2011.

Great Wall Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign IJ GWL GREAT WALL
Founded	1 June 2006; 16 years ago (2006-06-01)
Ceased operations	2011; 11 years ago (2011) (merged into China Cargo Airlines)
Hubs	Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	12
Parent company	China Great Wall Industry Corporation
Headquarters	Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Key people	Kuah Boon Kiam (President)

History

The airline launched its first flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam on 1 June 2006 with an initial frequency of six flights per week, becoming the first local-foreign partnership airline to take flight in China.[2]

It was co-owned by China Eastern Airlines (51%), Singapore Airlines Cargo (25%), and Dahlia Investments (24%), a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings based in Singapore.[3]

The airline suspended operations on 18 August 2006 after its parent company, China Great Wall Industry, had sanctions imposed on it by the United States Department of the Treasury for allegedly supplying missile technology to Iran.[1] All aircraft were returned to Singapore Airlines Cargo. On 13 December 2006, it was announced that sanctions against Great Wall Airlines had been lifted, and that the airline would resume service in February 2007. The airline resumed scheduled services to Amsterdam (six times weekly), Incheon (six times weekly) and Mumbai/Chennai (three times weekly). As of April 30, 2007, Great Wall Airlines also launched scheduled services to Manchester via Amsterdam (two times weekly). ^{[citation needed]}

The airline operated to U.S stations including Seattle and Chicago beginning end of May 2008. It started services to Atlanta in 2009.

Merger

In the first half of 2011, the company was merged into China Cargo Airlines, together with Shanghai Airlines Cargo, which was the freight division of Shanghai Airlines.

Passengers Airline

Prior to 2002, a small passenger airline operated under the name Great Wall Airlines[4] from its base in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The airline was purchased by China Eastern Airlines in May 2001.[5]

Destinations

Great Wall Airlines operated flights to the following (as of January 2013):[6]

•  People's Republic of China
  • Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport Hub
  • Tianjin - Tianjin Binhai International Airport
•  Netherlands
  • Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
•  South Korea
  • Seoul - Incheon International Airport
•  United Kingdom
  • Manchester - Manchester Airport
•  United States
  • Anchorage - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
  • Atlanta - Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
  • Chicago - O'Hare International Airport

Fleet

Prior to the company's closure in 2012, Great Wall Airlines operated 2 Boeing 747-400BCF and 2 Boeing 747-400F.[7]

References

На других языках

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[de] Great Wall Airlines

Great Wall Airlines war eine chinesische Frachtfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Shanghai in der Volksrepublik China.

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- [en] Great Wall Airlines

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[es] Great Wall Airlines

Great Wall Airlines Company Limited fue una aerolínea de carga china con sede en Shanghái. Operaba servicios de carga a Europa, EE. UU. y Asia. Su base principal era el Aeropuerto Internacional de Shanghái-Pudong.[1] La aerolínea se fusionó con China Cargo Airlines en 2011.

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[fr] Great Wall Airlines

Great Wall Airlines est une compagnie aérienne cargo basée à Shanghai qui assure des vols cargo vers l'Europe et l'Asie. En 2011, elle fusionne avec China Cargo Airlines (en).

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[it] Great Wall Airlines

Great Wall Airlines era una compagnia aerea cargo cinese con base a Shanghai. Operava voli cargo in Europa, Stati Uniti d'America e Asia. La sua base era l'Aeroporto di Shanghai-Pudong. Nel 2011 è stata rilevata da China Cargo Airlines.

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